Handbook of Radiation Effects

by Andrew Holmes-Siedle, Len Adams

Overview

This revised second edition of a popular handbook for engineers fills a gap in the fields of high-energy radiation environments, electronic device physics and materials. It is a straightforward account of the problems which arise when high-energy radiation bombards matter and of engineering methods for solving those problems. X-ray, electron and the'hadron's' in CERN's new collider environments and several more are described. The impact of these environments on microelectronics in computing, data processing and communication is the core of this book. A large amount of technical data, needed to make predictions on the spot, is presented, with literature references needed for further research and also a compendium of websites which have been tested and used by the authors.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780198507338
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	03/28/2002
Edition description:	REV
Pages:	640
Product dimensions:	9.62(w) x 6.32(h) x 1.44(d)

About the Author

Andrew Holmes-Siedle is a physicist and consultant to Brunel University of West London, collaborating on CERN research and developing silicon devices. He previously spent over ten years working in Princeton (USA) on space and defence programmes and owns REM Oxford Ltd..
Len Adams is a consultant to Spur Electron, advising the British National Space Centre and other agencies. He is also an Associate Professor at Brunel University of West London. He recently retired from the European Space Agency in The Netherlands, where his group handled most of the radiation problems for the Agency.

Table of Contents

Preface to the second editionPreface to the first edition1. Radiation, physics, and measurement2. Radiation environments3. The response of materials and devices to radiation4. Metal-oxide-semiconductor (MOS) devices5. Bipolar transistors and integrated circuits6. Diodes, solar cells, and optoelectronics7. Power semiconductors8. Optical media9. Microelectronics, sensors, MEMs, passives, and other components10. Polymers and other organics11. The interaction of radiation with shielding materials12. Computer methods for particle transport13. Radiation testing14. Radiation-hardening of semiconductor parts15. Equipment hardening and hardness assurance16. ConclusionsAppendixA. Useful general and geophysical dataB. Radiation quantitiesC. Useful data on materials used in electronic equipmentD. Bibliography of dosimeter researchE. Dose-depth curves for typical Earth orbits, calculated by ESA's Space Environment Information System (SPENVIS) softwareF. Degradation in polymers in ionizing radiationG. Useful Web-sitesIndex

Editorial Reviews

"Two scientists connected with Brunel University update their 1993 handbook for physicists and engineers. The original goal was to compile information from space environments, and those still dominate, though the environments of nuclear reactors, radiation processing, weapons, high-energy accelerators, and controlled fusion are also considered. Among other topics are measurement, responses of materials and devices, metal-oxide-semiconductor devices, bipolar transistors and integrated circuits, diodes, solar cells and optoelectronics, power semiconductors, and polymers and other organics. Biological effects are not covered. Dose units cited tend to be those used in practice—usually rad and rem—rather than the newer Gray and Sievert."—SciTech Book News

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